Paphiopedilum spicerianum
Object Details
- Description
- This orchid varies in size, but is most notable for its reflexed upper sepal. It is easy to grow and blooms twice a year. In its limited wild populations, it is pollinated by hoverflies.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- September to February; peaks in November
- Pollination Syndrome
- Flies (Episyrphus balteatus, Allobaccha nubilipennis), food deception
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2015-0687A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Terrestrial
- Bloom Characteristics
- Erect inflorescence is 5-16" long with 1-2 green flowers. Flowers are 3" across.
- Range
- Bhutan to China (Yunnan)
- Habitat
- Steep rocky slopes or rock crevasses; 300-2000m
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- Spicer's Paphiopedilum
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Cypripedioideae
- Genus
- Paphiopedilum
- Species
- spicerianum
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2015-0687A
